MAMA bass unlocked

After fishing for 4 years, I finally hooked onto a nice mama cichla temensis which is also my current personal best record and just a tad shy of my "double-digit" target of this year.
The day started out badly with on-off rain, but my kaki and I still managed to get some small guys to make the day better. It was not until the final minutes of the trip when I instinctively chose to use the Rapala Skitter Pop that quickly rewarded me with an 8-lber. This beast completely wrecked the hooks and I gotta thank my kaki for landing it swiftly or it could have got away just by a simple head-shake. All in all...it was definitely a great day worth remembering.
To all the anglers hunting for the biggies out there..NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!~ Cos it's never gonna be easy.

Rod - Rapala Kevyt 3-8lb
Reel - Shimano Alivio 2500
Line - Spiderwire Camo-braid 10lb
Lure - DUO Realis Spinbait 60

Rod - Rapala Kevyt 3-8lb
Reel - Shimano Alivio 2500
Line - Spiderwire Camo-braid 10lb
Lure - Rapala Skitter Pop

8-lber measuring approx. 60cm

Update on this week's catch

Some recent catches...the usual cichla temensis and butterfly peacock bass..

 Set on the valleyhill Airspeed 67s

A bigger one on a new bait i got - DUO Realis Spinbait 60

An alternative choice when it's brother, the DUO Realis Spinbait 80 is not producing catches.

Aggressive small guy that tried to inhale the Rapala X-Rap 08

A bigger and stronger one set on the Rapala X-Rap 08 as well

Smallie on another new bait - Jackall Chubby Vibration 40, works like a charm when the water's murky and the sun is up.